00:00David Mason. David Mason was born on December 2nd, 1956. He was greatly bullied as a child and he
00:06attempted to kill himself by age 5. He briefly joined the Marine Corps but was soon fed up with
00:11the process and left. In adulthood, his criminal journey began with petty crimes like stealing and
00:17prostitution. However, he eventually escalated to terrifying the city of Oakland, California,
00:22between March and December 1980. During this period, he committed a series of horrifying
00:27acts, killing at least 4 elderly people in their own homes. In January 1981, Mason was involved in
00:33a dramatic car chase with the police but managed to escape, leaving the vehicle behind. Law enforcement
00:38used the information from the abandoned car to locate his house, where they spoke to Mason's
00:43mother and brother. They discovered a chilling videocassette made by Mason himself.
